ART FOR GRABS: X’mas Special + Human Rights Mini-Fest

Arts & Crafts Bazaar

Sat 12 & Sun 13 Dec, 12pm to 8pm

Presented by The Annexe Gallery & Amnesty International Malaysia

Admission Free, except where indicated


Is 2009 too much for your sanity? Come to The Annexe Gallery for your year-end retail therapy. Our arts & crafts bazaar features 50 stalls of creative, cute & cheery stuff, including 8 stalls of Burmese refugees’ crafts. All items under RM100 each! Also check out our events hoping to inspire a saner 2010.

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EVENTS
All events are free of charge and held in the 2nd Flr gallery unless otherwise stated.


SAT 12 DEC

12pm
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S HUMAN RIGHTS DAY LAUNCH + WRITE UP 4 RIGHTS
Write Up 4 Rights - Letter Writing Marathon is part of Amnesty International’s annual global solidarity and mass action initiative to moblise the public to speak up on various human rights cases everywhere, including Malaysia, in the form of personal letters. For a guide to writing letters and the appeal cases to be highlighted this weekend, please click here. 12pm - 11pm on Sat & Sun.
(1st Flr)


12pm - 1.30pm
HOMELESSNESS Photo Exhibition - Photographers' Talk
Marginalised to the edges of society, the homeless and urban poor have virtually no rights. Without an address, they are denied many basic priviliges. The Homelessness photo exhibition project, organised by Amnesty International seeks to highlight the longstanding problems of poverty and homelessness in Malaysia. Photo exhibition continues till 11pm on Sun 13 Dec.
(1st Flr)


2pm
ANNEXE HEROES 2009 - Awards

In its second year, The Annexe Gallery honours our freedom of expression champions this year – Amir Muhammad, Wong Chin Huat, Popteevee, Sisters In Islam, Steven Gan – whose efforts courageously fight against ignorance and indifference for the betterment of all of us in Malaysia. The exhibition will continue until Sun 13 Dec.


3.30pm
ART 4 JUSTICE - Forum
Fahmi Reza, Marion D’Cruz, Pete Teo, Wong Hoy Cheong and Zunar talk about how artists can work to bring about social justice


5.30pm - Talk
THE MYTH OF MALAY SUPREMACY: A personal observation by Tunku Abdul Aziz

How to reconcile UMNO’s pathological obsession with Malay “rights” with the principles of inalienable equality for all Malaysians? This is an issue that Tunku Abdul Aziz will touch on the racially-charged concept of Ketuanan Melayu or the Malay Supremacy, promoted by UMNO in a multi-ethnic Malaysia. The seasoned anti-corruption activist will share his experience as well as his wit and wisdom pertaining to the enigmatic subject of Malaysia’s racial politics. Tunku Aziz believes that all of us must drop our chauvinistic and selfish grandstanding, and start to think about the country for once. He has voiced out time and again that all Malaysians must stop living in uneasy coexistence, compounded by the most irrational suspicion and prejudice.


6.30 pm - Film Screening
PERSEPOLIS

Directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud
Based on Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel, “Persepolis” traces the story of an outspoken young Iranian woman’s coming-of-age paralleled by the devastating political consequences of the Islamic Revolution. Awarded the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards.
(1st Flr)


8.30 pm - Theatre
WAYANG FAJAR

A performance of stories inspired by youth, change and the promise of a new day. Performed by Azmyl Yunor, Fahmi Fadzil, Grey Yeoh, Lisa Foo, Myra Mahyuddin, Ronnie Khoo and Zedeck Siew
Theatre by Five Arts Centre
Admission by RM10 donation

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SUN 13 DEC

12 pm
CHILDREN 4 DIGNITY - Children's Art Workshop

A mini art workshop by AI for children to express their thoughts and feelings on issues of poverty and human rights.
(1st Flr)


12.30 pm
THREE LITTLE WORDS: Sex, Drugs & Violence
by Fallen Leaves Community Theatre



2pm - Film Screening & Presentation
“DEEP SEA” & “HOMES TAKEN AWAY”
"Deep Sea" is a film about the inhabitants of the Deep Sea settlement in Kenya who live under constant threat of forced eviction. The Nairobi 'slum' is home to around 7,000 people but private companies are trying to reclaim the land for development. In 2005, contractors (with police support) evicted hundreds of people in the middle of the night and then, despite a ruling by the Kenyan high court that it was illegal, demolished their houses. Presentation on "Housing Rights in Cambodia: Homes Taken Away". The number of land disputes, land confiscations and evictions, including forced eviction reported in Cambodia has steadily risen in recent years. Victims are almost exclusively marginalized families and individuals living in poverty
by AI
(1st Flr)


3pm - Theatre
WAYANG FAJAR
A performance of stories inspired by youth, change and the promise of a new day. Performed by Azmyl Yunor, Fahmi Fadzil, Grey Yeoh, Lisa Foo, Myra Mahyuddin, Ronnie Khoo and Zedeck Siew
Theatre by Five Arts Centre
Admission by RM10 donation


4.30pm - Yoga
FUZION YOGA 4 CREATIVITY

Have you ever considered where creative inspiration comes from? Where is the mystery that produces the classic written word, visual stimulus or exquisite sound? Is it within all of us? Discover the potential of Fuzion Yoga by Feexa (Anggun Timoer Sanctuary) and release the creative spirit within. Understand, explore, enhance and release. Please bring your yoga mats!


6pm - Dance Performance + Talk
BHARATA NATYAM: The Temple Dance of South India

Internationally renowned Chennai-based dancer Sri Shanmuga Sundaran performs a solo Bharata Natyam piece. The performance will be followed by a discussion led by Ramli Ibrahim with Shanmuga on the challenges of the male dancer in a field dominated by female dancers.
Presented by Sutra Dance Theatre


7pm - Music
DARI RAKYAT UNTUK RAKYAT

Party & music performances from local musicians by AI
A Special Tribute to Human Rights Defenders by the artist of the "Dari Rakyat Untuk Rakyat Project and Friends". The Project is an independent initiative undertaken by singer songwriter Meor Yusof Azzidin and friends best described as the first of its kind in the history of Malaysian folk music featuring various artists including Amin Iskandar & Mei Chern expressing the many various human rights and social justice issues in Malaysia. Other performers include underground punk band Carburetor Dung, poet and artist Rahmat Haron, singer songwriter Jerome Kugan & Han.
(1st Flr)